squash vs winter squash plant

winter squash plant vs squash

squash and winter squash plant both are nouns.

squash is a verb but winter squash plant is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
squash	Yes	No	Yes	No
winter squash plant	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, winter squash plant is a hyponym of squash; that is, winter squash plant is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than squash:

squash: any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits
winter squash plant: any of various plants of the species Cucurbita maxima and Cucurbita moschata producing squashes that have hard rinds and mature in the fall

Other hyponyms of squash include autumn pumpkin, Cucurbita pepo, pumpkin, pumpkin vine, Cucurbita pepo melopepo, summer squash, summer squash vine, winter squash.

squash (noun)	winter squash plant (noun)
a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets	any of various plants of the species Cucurbita maxima and Cucurbita moschata producing squashes that have hard rinds and mature in the fall
edible fruit of a squash plant; eaten as a vegetable
any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits

squash (verb)	winter squash plant (verb)
to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition

Difference between squash and winter squash plant

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